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latest talking news and features

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  Why, Daddy?

  I was looking forward to the “Why?” phase, but if the truth be told, that moment has arrived and...

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  Surviving Teenagers: The new phone

  Feb 25th, 2013

  I am talking to my son. He is looking at his phone. "Because what I can’t work out," I say, "is...

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  Girl who suffered stroke in the womb starts school - doctors said she would never walk or...

  Sep 4th, 2012

  Maddie Farrell has amazed doctors with her recovery after she suffered a stroke in the womb. She is...

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  New survey says 86% of parents know nothing about new drugs called 'legal highs'

  Aug 30th, 2012

  You want to keep your teenagers safe. You tell them about the dangers of smoking and drinking and...

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  She desperately wants to talk but she can't. My child suffers from Selective Mutism

  Her classmates and wider family have never heard her speak. Maya suffers from Selective Mutism...

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  Mute Lorcan, 7, learns to speak - with the help of his purr-fect pal

  Jul 19th, 2012

  A mute seven year-old boy has formed a purr-fect friendship with his pet cat – who is helping him...

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  Terrible Twos: Say it again

  Mar 14th, 2012

  Perhaps, once they have become quite confident communicating verbally, there comes a time when...

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  Dad's Pregnancy Diary: Boosting baby?

  Feb 28th, 2012

  The thing about having children – and going through pregnancy – is that you find yourself doing...

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  Learning to talk: The 25 words all two-year-olds should know

  Feb 20th, 2012

  Delegates at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual conference in...

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